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The King of Noble Prayers Aspiring to the Deeds of the Excellent comes from the Gandhavyuha of Avatamsaka sutra, section of Kajur. This has two meanings: 1) as this text is an aspiration and training to perfect the excellent deeds such as the Six Perfections, it has been interpreted and translated as the Deeds of the Excellent; 2) as this text was uttered by Samantabadra Bodhisattva to Sudhana and as the essence of this text is to
bring the trainee into the enlightened deeds, trainings, and virtues of Samantabhadra 
Bodhisattva, it has been interpreted as the Deeds of Samantabhadra. Translated by Tulku
Thondup and edited by Harold Talbott for the Sakya Lineage..
Recited by Betty Riaz



King Of Noble Prayers recited by Betty Riaz

“Amitabha” means “infinite light.” He is the Buddha of the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. Countless eons ago, Bhikshu Dharma Treasury made 48 inconceivable vows before Lokesvaraja Buddha. He vowed that his Buddhaland will be the most blissful and pure; that all who are born there will advance irreversibly to Buddhahood. Bhikshu Dharma Treasure is now Amitabha Buddha. The lower realms of existence and suffering are not found in Amiitabha Buddha's pure land. It is filled with wondrous sounds and adornments. 
In the Avatamsaka Sutra, a verse says:
I vow that when my life approaches its end, All obstructions will be swept away; 
I will see Amitabha Buddha, And be born in his Land of Ultimate Bliss and Peace.
Venerable Master Hua's lecture:The King of All Dharmas is the one word "Amitabha."
The five periods and the eight teachings are all contained within it.
One who single-mindedly remembers and recites his name
In samadhi will enter the Thus Come Ones' place of quiescence.
Speak one sentence more, recite the Buddha’s name one time less. This is correct. Speak one sentence less; recite the Buddha’s name one time more. This is also correct. If we understand this theory, then “when walking we recite Amitabha and when sitting we recite Amitabha.” That is, when we’re walking, we recite Amitabha; when we’re sitting down we also recite Amitabha; when we’re standing we recite Amitabha, and even when we’er lying down, we recite Amitabha. We recite constantly without the thought of reciting, and without the thought of reciting and yet reciting to the point that the wind cannot blow through and the rain cannot leak through; rather there is only the thought of reciting the Buddha’s name and nothing else.
Therefore it is said, Recite the Buddha’s name continuously, reciting without a break. The mouth recites Amitabha and makes things of a piece. This happens when one’s recitations continue one after another, without stopping. When extraneous thoughts do not arise, one attains samadhi. If you don’t give rise to false thoughts, there is mindfulness, or proper perception. That is samadhi. For rebirth in the Pure Land, your hope is not in vain. You will definitely be reborn there. All you have to do is recite without the thought of reciting, not reciting yet reciting, reciting Amitabha’s name through the storms until even the sound of the bell is reciting, “Amitabha Buddha!” When the waters flow and the wind blows, they proclaim the Mahayana. They are reciting “Homage to Amitabha Buddha.”If you can recite like this, I guarantee that you will be reborn in the Pure Land as if not being reborn, not being reborn and yet being reborn there. You will even forget about what grade of lotus you will be reborn in. Since you do not remember, you certainly will attain what you deserve. What you do not deserve, you cannot attain even if you wish to. Thus, everything is made from the mind alone. However, this does not mean everything you think will come true. You must have adequate spiritual skill. If your spiritual skill is sufficient and you recite the Buddha’s name, you let go of absolutely everything.If all day you detest the sufferings of the Saha world. Everyday we experience the “evil age of the five turbidities.” That is, the kalpa turbidity, the view turbidity, the affliction turbidity, the living beings turbidity, and the life turbidity. These are turbid things. We are vexed by these sufferings in the Saha World. One cuts off thoughts of mundane defilements. Mundane defilements refer to lust between men and women. Once we cut off lust, we can say that we have given up mundane defilements. Make rebirth in Ultimate Bliss your mind’s essential aim. You must regard the wish to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss as extremely important. Renounce defiled thoughts and pure thoughts you will find. The absence of defiled thoughts is pure thought.

攝心念佛（淨空法師）Amitabha Buddha Name Chanting(by Venerable Master Chin Kung)

Amitabha 南无阿弥陀佛 名號

萬物皆有靈，世事本無常；
因果通三世，善惡終有報；

Everything is spiritual;
The Laws of Karma rule everything.

攝心念佛（淨空法師）Amitabha Buddha Name Chanting(by Venerable Master Chin Kung)

Pure Forever